verb · G191 · 427× in the NT
ἀκούω
I hear, listen
Gloss
I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.
Forms
Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.
present active indicative
- ἀκούω—I hearpresent · active · indicative · 1st singular4×
- ἀκούεις‑ειςyou hearpresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular4×
- ἀκούει‑ειhe/she/it hearspresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular14×
- ἀκούομεν‑ομενwe hearpresent · active · indicative · 1st plural3×
- ἀκούετε‑ετεyou (pl.) hearpresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural14×
- ἀκούουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they hearpresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural7×
present active subjunctive
- ἀκούω—I might hearpresent · active · subjunctive · 1st singular2×
- ἀκούωσι(ν)‑(ν)they might hearpresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural1×
present active imperative
- ἄκουε‑εhear!present · active · imperative · 2nd singular1×
- ἀκουέτω‑έτωlet him/her hearpresent · active · imperative · 3rd singular7×
- ἀκούετε‑ετεhear!present · active · imperative · 2nd plural5×
present active infinitive
- ἀκούειν‑εινto hearpresent · active · infinitive20×
present active participle
- ἀκούων‑νhearing, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine13×
- ἀκούοντα‑ονταhearing, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
- ἀκούοντος‑οντοςhearing, genitivepresent · active · participle · singular · genitive · masculine2×
- ἀκούοντι‑οντιhearing, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine1×
- ἀκούοντες‑οντεςhearing, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine15×
- ἀκούοντα‑ονταhearing, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · neuter1×
- ἀκούοντας‑ονταςhearing, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine6×
- ἀκουόντων‑όντωνhearing, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine2×
- ἀκούουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)hearing, dativepresent · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine2×
present passive indicative
- ἀκούεται‑εταιhe/she/it is heardpresent · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×
imperfect active indicative
- ἤκουε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it used to hearimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular4×
- ἤκουον‑ονthey used to hearimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural7×
future active indicative
- ἀκούσει‑σειhe/she/it will hearfuture · active · indicative · 3rd singular2×
- ἀκούσετε‑σετεyou (pl.) will hearfuture · active · indicative · 2nd plural2×
- ἀκούσουσι(ν)‑υσι(ν)they will hearfuture · active · indicative · 3rd plural3×
future middle indicative
- ἀκούσῃ‑σῃyou will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd singular1×
- ἀκουσόμεθα‑σόμεθαwe will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 1st plural1×
- ἀκούσεσθε‑σεσθεyou (pl.) will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 2nd plural1×
- ἀκούσονται‑σονταιthey will hear (middle)future · middle · indicative · 3rd plural2×
future passive indicative
- ἀκουσθήσεται‑σθήσεταιhe/she/it will hear (passive)future · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×
aorist active indicative
- ἤκουσα‑σαI heardaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular35×
- ἤκουσας‑αςyou heardaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular5×
- ἤκουσε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it heardaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular17×
- ἠκούσαμεν‑ενwe heardaorist · active · indicative · 1st plural10×
- ἠκούσατε‑τεyou (pl.) heardaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural26×
- ἤκουσαν‑ανthey heardaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural19×
aorist active subjunctive
- ἀκούσῃ‑σῃhe/she/it might hearaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular7×
- ἀκούσητε‑σητεyou (pl.) might hearaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural5×
- ἀκούσωσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they might hearaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural8×
aorist active imperative
- ἀκουσάτω‑σάτωlet him/her hearaorist · active · imperative · 3rd singular8×
- ἀκούσατε‑σατεhear!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd plural10×
- ἀκουσάτωσαν‑σάτωσανlet them hearaorist · active · imperative · 3rd plural1×
aorist active infinitive
- ἀκοῦσαι‑σαιto hear (aorist)aorist · active · infinitive17×
aorist active participle
- ἀκούσας‑σαςhaving heard, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine33×
- ἀκούσασα‑σασαhaving heard, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine2×
- ἀκούσαντες‑σαντεςhaving heard, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine51×
- ἀκουσάντων‑σάντωνhaving heard, genitiveaorist · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine3×
- ἀκούσασι(ν)‑σι(ν)having heard, dativeaorist · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine1×
aorist passive indicative
- ἠκούσθη‑θηhe/she/it heard (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd singular4×
aorist passive subjunctive
- ἀκουσθῇ‑σθῇhe/she/it might hear (passive)aorist · passive · subjunctive · 3rd singular4×
aorist passive participle
- ἀκουσθεῖσι(ν)‑εῖσι(ν)having heard (passive), dativeaorist · passive · participle · plural · dative · neuter1×
perfect active indicative
- ἀκηκόαμεν‑ηκόαμενwe have heardperfect · active · indicative · 1st plural6×
- ἀκηκόατε‑ηκόατεyou (pl.) have heardperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural2×
- ἀκηκόασι(ν)‑όασι(ν)they have heardperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×
perfect active participle
- ἀκηκοότας‑ηκοόταςhaving heard, accusativeperfect · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
Where you’ll meet it
- New Testament
- Attic (Plato, Xenophon, dialogue)
NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.